(12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888 / London / England)

poet Edward Lear
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Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Portugal

There was a Young Lady of Portugal,
Whose ideas were excessively nautical:
She climbed up a tree,
To examine the sea,
But declared she would never leave Portugal.

Submitted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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